Can anyone tell me how does the night vision works? Because I bought it, and everything works great but at night I can&Acirc;&acute;t see anything.
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You should not need to to anything, the camera will switch. At night you should see a ring of red lights around the eye of the camera? If not then it's not working ... If you do it should work just in black and white. Night vision you never get color. Hope that helps...
1098563
If by illuminated do you mean it can be seen in the dark, not at all. This unit is very basic. The status of what it is doing does display with little black letters & numbers. If you have decent vision it should be clear.
1054593
We had to return our unit as the night vision was turning on and off continuously during the night. We called Samsung and they said it was a problem with the night vision sensor. We bought the Motorola after that with no issues
884276
It works ok at night. If you want to see clearly you may need to either buy a ptz camera that has IR illuminaters built in, or buy a IR spot to light up the area you need to see the most clearly at night.
1459753
The unit doesn't simply see into darkness: it still has to have some kind of light reflected back to it in order to see anything. That's where those little dots around the camera lens come in. They're infrared lamps, and they're really nothing more than little flashlights, except they're sending out a wavelength of light we can't see with the naked eye. Take the best, most expensive night-vision goggles used by any of the top military units in the world, and they won't see a thing in the dark without their accompanying infrared lamps. Take another look at the lamps around the lens on the baby unit - they're incredibly tiny and not very powerful (the MBP20 is a pretty bare-bones model, after all, despite all the touted features). Picture a very tiny, weak, regular flashlight and imagine the feeble light THAT would put out in a dark room, and you'll understand why Motorola had to put four of the IR lamps around the lens instead of just one. So that's the science. Now for the actual suggestions. Low-tech and cheap: Find a way to move the camera closer to where the action is. If you're trying to use the night vision feature then you're obviously trying to watch your child while they sleep, and the camera doesn't have to take in a wide field of vision. Just try to position it closer to the crib or bed. High-tech and relatively cheap: You can purchase an additional (and much more powerful) IR lamp for around $40 online, and you can also probably find one in your local sporting goods or home security stores. Your child will still be sleeping in total darkness, but the MBP20's infrared camera will be able to see much, much more. This won't make the video screen on the parent unit any larger, but it should maximize what you can see. Good luck! .
49504
Night vision is not the best. I have these in my stores. We have found that leaving one light on really helps.
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SO I got one of these for my wife...its a simple device and works as expected..the issue is it it TOO BRIGHT at night. We have the dimmer set to mode 3 with -15 level and ON. and it is still WAYYYY too bright at night. Other than powering it off or covering the touchscreen with non-adhesive window tint any suggestions?
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Yeah, we have some Speco cams that have invisible IR lights. So they are not visible at night. It seems the invisible IR lights are getting harder and harder to find these days.
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No this piece of junk can't see at night, and good luck getting it to dee duly ring the day. I would recommend putting in a couple extra bucks for something else, especially if it's for security purposes!
49505
There are adjustments for brightness, color, contrast etc for each camera's image. If you are not picking up ANY images at night (even close up?) then there is something wrong. The camera switches between color day/lighted viewing and B&W; night vision...you should hear a click sound when it senses low light and switches over. When you look at the cameras at night there should be a slight red glow from them which is the infrared LEDs that illuminate objects within ~25ft. Check all the VCR settings, like motion capture, make sure the cameras are on, and the LEDs are functioning.
1819802
It works well in limited light. I would not say it had night vision capability as not many do. Hope this helps.
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I've had the doorbot for a couple months. Ordered it from their website over the summer as a preorder. I have had few problems with it- works fine for me. It does have night vision because it has a lighted camera.
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The 4 units I own have good quality day or night. The areas I have covered are also assisted by some additional area lighting (one 60w light in the back yard, and a 250w sodium street light near my driveway) which may contribute to the quality of the night vision. If possible, I'd recommend adding some additional lighting to assist the nighttime vision. If that doesn't work, then you may have a defective camera. These cameras will display only black and white at night (no color).
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The res is excellent, more like 720p! Best cams money can buy, trully great! Good luck, night vision is amazingly clear. &#128077;&#128077;
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I just bought mine used. I have no problems with it, except a small black dotto the right in my field of vision. Otherwise works perfectly
2071749
Night vision works pretty well. It's a small screen. I would not use it to try to find my way in the dark, but you can see objects.
1088238
I have not used it at night but it works well at dusk. Cant beat it for the price. You want something that works at night go gen 3 night vision or thermal, but $$$